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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

What...there’s such a thing as Denim Trousers???

Ok, I feel like the slowest person on the planet right
now.Why did I just discover this? Honestly,
where have I been? Well first off I rarely go pants shopping since it’s SO
discouraging. I’m 5’8 and am mostly legs so If I wear pants I have to buy the
Tall’s and frankly they’re VERY hard to find. Express & NY & Co. are
my go-to stores but only when I found them on sale. Secondly, when I shop for
pants I usually will buy jeans or I’ll by dress pants typically made out of a
stretch twill or something similar.

I don’t think I’ve ever run across denim trousers. I never
thought (well actually it did but I quickly dismissed it) to combine such a fabric synonymous with
casual wear with a classic pants style such as a trouser. I guess in my mind
there’s some universal rule out there stating that trousers must always be made
out of traditional trouser fabrics.

(Jalie 2909)

So you can imagine my surprise when I pulled out Jalie
Trouser pattern to see one of the suggested fabrics as a stretch denim. Just to double
check this suggestion I Googled white denim trousers and yep, low and behold
they’re everywhere. Hey denim is nothing but another type of cotton fabric so why can’t it be
used? It all makes since now but definitely wasn’t what I expected. Aren’t new
discoveries grand?

Lucky for me I just so
happen to have some white stretch denim at home. I’d planned to eventually use it to
make denim jeans but will use them to make a cute pair of white
pants instead (I wanted white pants instead of jeans anyway). I made Jalie 2909 back in 2010 (can't believe it's been that long ago) & outlined my fitting issues in great detail. Although they turned out well I still
wasn’t too happy about the fit. I’ll take another stab at it and think it will
be much better since I feel I’ve got a slightly better understanding regarding
my fit issues (short waist, high derriere).

Wish me luck. I'm going to try and see if I can squeeze these in this week or asap! But let me ask you, did any of you guys know there was a such thing as denim trousers???

I can wait to see your new pair of white trousers!I believe I have a very similar fit issue as you do when it come to pants. I tried B7447 (Burda Style) and I didn't have to modified the rise. I did add more width to the legs to make them more straight instead of a boot cut.

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